Publisher Description

Who was Frank Sinatra and how did who he was lead to him creating such incomparable music?In FRANK, fans finally have a biography that goes more deeply into who he really was than any previous book about this extraordinary man.

Notes

Paperback edition of Kaplan's biography of Frank Sinatra, which goes deeply into who he was and how it led him to make such incomparable music. From the internationally respected and bestselling author of Serious, the John McEnroe biography. 'At last, Sinatra has the biography he deserves.' Declan Hughes

Author Biography

James Kaplan is a novelist and nonfiction writer whose essays, reviews and profiles have appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Esquire and New York. He co-authored John McEnroe's autobiography, Serious, a number-one New York Times bestseller and co-authored the bestselling Dean and Me with Jerry Lewis. He lives in Westchester, New York, with his wife and three sons.

Review

Kaplan writes with an addictive wiliness, vigour and feeling that suit his subject...to a tee - Daily TelegraphAuthoritative and enjoyable...important too - Sunday TimesA wealth of entertaining detail about the singer's career, gnawing personal insecurity, lavish sexual indulgence, and obsessive musical virtuosity - ObserverEvokes a sense of period with crackling energy - Daily ExpressVery few writers can write coherently about what makes music work. Fewer still can tell what makes it profound. Kaplan can - The AgeAt last, Sinatra has the biography he deserves - The Irish Times

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* The definitive biography of a 20th century icon by an internationally respected bestselling author.

Long Description

Who was Frank Sinatra and how did who he was lead to him creating such incomparable music?In FRANK, fans finally have a biography that goes more deeply into who he really was than any previous book about this extraordinary man.

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Very few writers can write coherently about what makes music work. Fewer still can tell what makes it profound. Kaplan can

Promotional "Headline"

The definitive biography of a 20th century icon by an internationally respected bestselling author.

Description for Sales People

Books on Sinatra continue to sell (SINATRA: THE LIFE (Doubleday, 2005) sold over 55,000 copies through bookscan across two editions) and this goes into more detail than any has before.

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